The Middle Rhine Valley, a 65 km section of the River Rhine between Koblenz and Bingen, was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in June 2002 for a combination of geological, historical, cultural and industrial reasons.

Blegny-Mine fait partie d'un des 4 sites miniers majeurs de Wallonie reconnus Patrimoine mondial de l’Unesco.
Blegny-Mine is part of one of the 4 major mining sites in Wallonia recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.